New Death with Dignity Stories: Elaine Fong, Mary Foti, Caitlin J., Cayla Miller
June 12, 2018
Every day, we hear from people whose lives have been forever changed by a terminal illness and how their often heartbreaking experiences have motivated them to advocate for Death with Dignity. These are the latest stories we've featured, from California, Maine, Missouri, and Ohio.
Death, Dying, and Design: An Interview with Elaine Fong
May 18, 2018
Elaine Fong shares her unique perspective on death as a design challenge, and design as a field that, like end-of-life care, requires “a combination of creativity and empathy.”
Latest Death with Dignity Stories: Chris Cooper, Linda Davis-Reed, Steve Doyle
March 15, 2018
Every day, we hear from people whose lives have been forever changed by a terminal illness and how their often heartbreaking experiences have motivated them to advocate for Death with Dignity. Their stories inspire us to work toward ensuring terminally ill Americans have the freedom to decide how they die.
Video: Death as a Design Challenge
January 5, 2018
Last year Elaine Fong's mother used the Washington Death with Dignity Act. Elaine shared the experience of helping her mother fulfill her end-of-life wishes in a recent TEDx San Francisco presentation.
New Stories at Death with Dignity: Thomas and Lindzy
June 14, 2017
Our most recent stories come from New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Out Now: Wild and Precious Life by Deborah Ziegler
November 4, 2016
In October 2014, Brittany Maynard published a video announcing that, as she faced death from terminal brain cancer at the age of 29, she was planning to end her life in a peaceful manner using the…
New Stories: Reese, Jenny, and Shameeka
March 18, 2016
Our most recent stories come from the South: Alabama, Missouri, and Texas. Do you have Death with Dignity story to tell? Please share it with us. Reese: Let Me Decide Reese is a retired nurse in…
New Stories This Year: Lenore Avin, Anne Lower, Joseph Halsey
February 12, 2016
This year we’ve published three stories so far, from California, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Do you have Death with Dignity story to tell? Please share it with us. Lenore Avin: The Opportunity to Die with Dignity…
The Kind of Death We All Want
January 13, 2016
By Chris de Boinville (subheadings are ours) Chris is our constituent and supporter in Maryland. This article is an edited transcript of her testimony to the Maryland House Health and Government Operations Committee at its March 6, 2015 hearing, in…
A Gentler Way to Die
January 6, 2016
Update: California’s physician-assisted dying law, ABX2-15 (AB-15), the End of Life Option Act, took effect on June 9, 2016. By Christopher Stookey, MD The California End of Life Option Act (ABX2-15), signed into law on…